Quote: Who mentioned racing the Roadster...????? I would build a serious door car if the brackets were separated... But I wouldn't build a door car to compete with pipe racks
Doorcars can do very well against diggers. IMO, a roadster is the best of both worlds. Lightweight with great visibility and good aerodynamics. Ask any dragster owner including me, I would rather run another dragster then a slower short wheel based car as the dragster is MUCH easier for me to judge.
I was mowin' down with the Dart last season at Sunshine. It was the same week as Div2 at Bradenton and all the "hitters", ie, Bogacki, Williams x2, Don O'neal, etc loaded 8 pipe racks in a stacker and came up. When I lost in the 5th it was purely my fault. Having raced against faster dragster's all night I was not entering their dial ins into the box. Well in the 5th I looked at the scoreboard my dial 5.42 dragster dial 5.51. I looked at them plain as day and never dawned on me I was the faster car. .080 red, would've been a .010 light to his high teen I was deadon my dial
Yes it can be done and has been done....it's not the norm though....I'm seriously thinking of getting into a class that keeps the traveling to a minimum....had a blast this season traveling, but it does take it's toll on the wallet and family life. I thought about doing a rail, but just can't get my head into it....maybe even a Heads-up 5.50 car with no electronics...??? Will have to see if it remains popular and plentiful around here...????? Plans for now will be to bracket race the Roadster in Super pro locally
